The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-11-03

Mr.. EDIToR:-Here is a bit Of pro
hibitiOn reasoning taken from q
radical paper published in the state
of New York: "Why should the
prohibitionists be asked always to
defer their chief interests: Why
should they be told that the minority
should yield to the majority until
they the prOhibitioni-t- become
the majority" How would this
reasoning have satisfied the Free
=oiler- and conscience Wings Of
thirty years agu?'
We are prohibition to the back
bone. but We consider It To our in
terrst to stand by the Republican
pArty, 9nd vote for it, regular nOmi-
nees whether n Is for county, State,
or Government oAiees. We happen
ed 20 ne living In the state Of New
York during the mushroom existence
of the Free-sOil party under the
leadership Of Martin Van Buren,
who became an unsuccessful candi-
date for President The Free-sOilers
were beaten. But they had succeed
ed in carrying what WAS called the
Black a AbOlitiOn question into poll
tics. and slaughtered the old Whig
party, created a bitter sectional
question aud given the Democratic
party the baton of power.
Result, fugitive slave law, and
underground railroads 10 Canada.
Finally the organization Of the Re
publican party and election Of Abra-
ham Lincoln who in the END brought
'order nut of chaos" Now in
view OF all this would IL be a good
policy, 3 wise move for the prohibit
tionsts to walk in the trail Of the Free
soil party they we're strong in all the
Northern States while the prohibit
ton sentiment il {, lay compare
lively weak in all the Sta tes bu
three.
While the Abolition party we're
writing, lecturing, and appealing 10
the better nature OF man, their cause
was growing i'm strength and tn
Democrats were inadequate % put
their secession prOclivities 10 the
test, but when they became dissatis-
Z fled with this course sud undertook
+ to make their theme q national
/ question In politics = sectional ques-
! tion arose which confronted the bad
natures OF man and aroused his COM
bativeness snd destTuctiveness.
For the sake Of OH ce and polltl-
cal aggrandizcment the leaCsrs Of
! the radicals are adopting the course
Of the Fres-soilers. We would say
TO such men that we never knew a
a radical AbOlitlonIst to get an office
and we would state that as prohibl-
tlOnists we are not contending for
the mere change Of party name, Re
publican Is good enough for US. For
man TO sell glass OF beer oecas-
slonally IL bad enough, but this is
not the only phase to be considered
In this question. Moral supremacy
is what the good people Of this TN
ion are to lose by the downfall Of the
Republican party. A strong cOmbl-
nation Is arrayed against 1t. While
Whig principles were In vogue the
Democratic party was powerless TO
do evil. With republican sentiments
uppermost In the minds Of the peO-
PIE, "gOOd will come out Of Nazar-
eth" II Is not safe to give the con-
troll Of our public institutions, our
executive bodies TO a party that has
the efTrOntery TO get down and ask
the people Of Kansas, Iowa and
Maine to swap prohibition for a
Democratic license system that II 10
give free permit for the sale Of the
article that finds it's way into a
hell Of crime, dishOnor and demOral-
izAtiOn, and the best elements of So
ciety no voice in government affairs.
. To insure prosperity there must be a
mediating power to stay evil cOmbi-
nations. So far you can go and no
farther. Destroy the Republican
party and the wheels Of this govern
meIt are out Of balance. A vOiun-
I tary good act is much better than a
cOmpulsion il IL can be attained. A
I Retrospective snd unbiased view OF
+ the history Of the cosmopolitan ere
alton, will convince any man OF
common ability that any people who
have obtained an ascendency among
the nations Of the earth have been
foremost in voluntarily enacting
laws and willingly giving strict OBJ
servance of law. Our government
to-day has an ascendancy among
nations of the earth unsurpassed
Let he majority then with strictest
scrutiny preserve the requisites.
FREEMAN WILLIAMS.